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Broths for soups and stews were made ‹ Below right: Lake BE ADVENTUROUS AND OPEN-MINDED
by rendering the bones, necks and heads trout with fresh My mother taught me how to cook; I often find myself using her recipes for anything
chives—quick
of everything from fowl to fish. Leftover and simple. Wrap from wild fowl and fish to deer and upland game. She also taught me to be open to new
everything in foil
meat, if there was any, and vegetables were and cook on a grill ideas. As a result, I take advantage of every chance to learn something new. No matter
made into hash. You didn’t know what was or over an open where I am, I try to get new information on how to prepare different foods. Sometimes
fire.
in what she made half the time; perhaps these recipes work; sometimes they don’t.
we really didn’t want to know. What we did But what I have learned over the years is that there is no reason to eat poorly. Just
know was that it filled our stomachs, kept because it happens to be wild game or fish doesn’t mean the only way to prepare the
us going and tasted good. meal is by poking a stick through it and hanging it over a fire.
How did she do it? She learned tricks
from other people, and she was willing to
try new things.
That is what I do today. In this article, I
hope to give you some ideas on how to do
this for yourself.
Just because you find yourself in ‹ Below left:
a “survival situation” doesn’t mean Pheasant breasts
you have to eat things that taste like wrapped in bacon
and apples. Apples
cardboard. Survival food is much more can be foraged,
than freeze-dried meals in a pouch. While and the bacon
could be bartered
these meals are great in a pinch (and I, for in a survival
situation. Both
myself, have my share of them stocked add flavor and
up), they are not what I would call will make this
a great
“getting the most” out of your meal. meal.

› Right: Jambalaya is a great way to use up leftovers or those less-
than-desirable pieces of meat. Rice should be a staple in any survival
stash. Use spices to make your jambalaya come alive. Get creative!

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